18 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 15-07-2025.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 183 minutes, 1.3 m, maximum depth 4.8 m, 19 C water temperature, 6 m+ viz.
Winter water has lost a little clarity over the past couple of days, hummmm. Despite that' WOW, there were some super finds today!! Finding Thecacera pennigera again brings great joy! A very small Philinopsis speciosa was sighted today as well.
Species and numbers recorded:
Coryphellina lotos -2
Coryphellina pseudolotos -1
Cratena lineata -3
Cratena pawarshindeorum - 100+
Doto sp. 7 -3
Eubranchus sp. 3 -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella unidonta -3
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Liloa brevis shell -2
Murphydoris cobbi -44
Philinopsis speciosa -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Rostanga sp. 1 -5
Tenellia sp. 66 -2
Thecacera pennigera -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -3
Unidentia sp. 4 -3
Early temp
Entry
Clarity
Moved marker out away from site
Substrate upon descent
Unidentia sp. 1
Rostanga sp. 1
Float
Murphydoris cobbi
The Pipe
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Substrate
Cratena pawarshindeorum x2
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Unidentia sp. 4
Thecacera pennigera
Thecacera pennigera
Gymnodoris sp. 10
A friend
Gothum City
Goniodoridella savignyi
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Philinopsis speciosa 3mm
Rostanga sp. 1
Cratena lineata
Doto sp. 7
Doto sp. 7
Cratena pawarshindeorum
Unidentia sp. 4
Tenellia sp. 66
Tenellia sp. 66 spawn
Tenellia sp. 66
Coryphellina lotos
Cratena pawarshindeorum x2
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
The Icon
Goniodoridella unidonta
Eubranchus sp. 3
Goniodoridella unidonta
Liloa brevis
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Coryphellina pseudolotos
Substrate
Retusa amphizosta